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Microsoft Talks Up Speech Server 2004: Page 3 of 6

MSS is based on SALT (speech application language tags) language, rather than the VoiceXML standard for integrating text and speech web application interfaces. Microsoft claims that SALT will simplify the
April 06, 2004
  • Handheld wireless phones;
  • Multi-modal, handheld devices.

    But let's get realistic about the value of speech as an interface medium! Speech interfaces make sense for mobile use to replace a large screen and keyboard and for bite-size pieces of information like messages and information alerts.

    It's not useful for scanning documents or digging around databases. The value of speech control interfaces at the desktop, such as a PC-based softphone, may be somewhat limited because there are faster ways of interaction than with speech output (screen displays) or where informational privacy must be maximized through non-audible input or output. Finally, speech will be almost useless in a really noisy environment.

    It is only recently, however, that the benefits of improved speech recognition have been brought to market by leading technology providers, such as ready-to-use Avaya's Speech Access product, which can speech-enable its other communication applications software. Microsoft is aiming to exploit those kinds of benefits further with an integrated platform speech-enabling any kind of online web application by third-party developers.

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